TopVeg - growing veg,fruit&herbs » propogate http://topveg.com growing veg, fruit and herbs Fri, 18 May 2012 17:26:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Time to Divide or Move Rhubarb http://topveg.com/2009/10/time-to-divide-or-move-rhubarb/ http://topveg.com/2009/10/time-to-divide-or-move-rhubarb/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:06:33 +0000 TopVeg http://topveg.com/?p=3963
  • What to do in November There are still a lot of jobs to do in...
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    rhubarb-patch-oct27

    rhubarb-patch-oct27

    rhubarb-bed-autumn

    rhubarb-bed-autumn

    • dig up the crowns (the fleshy rhizomes and buds)
    rhubarb-crown

    rhubarb-crown

    • discard old or damaged parts of the crown
    • use healthy bits of crown with 2-3 good buds on them
    rhizomes-&-buds

    rhizomes-&-buds

    • prepare the ground with plenty of well rotted farmyard manure or compost ( rhubarb is very greedy)
    • mulch the rhubarb crowns once planted
    • be gentle with the young rhubarb plants in the first year, better not to force them, or to pull too many stalks
    • therefore best to lift & divide a small section of the rhubarb bed each year, so there are always some older plants to force and use.
    rhubarb-in-March

    rhubarb-in-March

    This book from Amazon has some good rhubarb recipes!

    Now is a good time to divide or move rhubarb, but if time is short, spring will do.

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    strawberry-runner-in-pot

    When the roots of the strawberry runner are growing out of the base of it’s
    pot, cut it away from the parent plant.

    Grow the young plants on, allowing them to become well rooted, and plant
    them out in the autumn.

        * Plant them quite shallow, with the base of the crown at soil
          level, so that they do not rot.
        * Start a new bed with the new runners.
        * Strawberries should only be grown in the same place for 4 years
          and then moved on. This is because viruses and pests build up in
          the soil which reduce the crop.

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    ]]>     http://topveg.com/2007/09/planting-out-new-plants-from-strawberry-runners/feed/ 0     New Strawberry Plants From Runners. http://topveg.com/2007/09/new-strawberry-plants-from-runners/ http://topveg.com/2007/09/new-strawberry-plants-from-runners/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2007 09:11:48 +0000 TopVeg http://topveg.com/?p=808 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> The plantlets on strawberry runners which were potted up four weeks ago , have grown into strong young strawberry plants.

    strawberry-roots

    strawberry-roots

    New roots have grown down and out of the bottom of the pot, as shown in the picture of the bottom of the pot above..

    strawberry-linked

    strawberry-linked

    The runner, connecting the new plant in the pot with the mother plant, can
    be cut & the peg can be removed.

    cut-strawberry-cord

    cut-strawberry-cord

    The new, young strawberry plant is now independent and able to feed itself. The
    plant must be watered regularly whilst it is in the pot, to keep it damp.

    strawberry-plants

    strawberry-plants

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